Project Manager

Meridian IT

About The Position

The Project Manager coordinates and monitors all stages of the project management life cycle including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closing ensuring compliance with Meridian project standards, methodologies and guidelines. This individual ensures that project goals are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Requirements

3+ years of experience as an IT Project Manager leading project teams
3+ years of experience with data, networking, telephony or software
Proficiency in MS Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint, & Visio)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated commitment to excellence in customer service
Ability to break down technical concepts into business terms
Strong team player with emphasis on soft skills and relationship building
Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver results
Ability to handle multiple priorities and interruptions with minimal impact on productivity
Able to demonstrate a high level of independent judgment and initiative
Can handle confidential information in a professional manner
Must be fully vaccinated by date of hire

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred
PMP preferred, however, strong practical experience in lieu of the formal education will be considered

Responsibilities

Setup and track project details in PMIS (Project Management Information System)
Ensure timely entry, validation, and approval of time and expenses
Manage project budget
Manage subcontractor time and expenses
Facilitate assigned project team activities such as team meetings, minutes, follow up action items, maintenance of project plans, risk and issue logs and coordination of program and project artifacts
Review, update and coordinate project status with project stakeholders and publish regular comprehensive project/program status reports
Gather and update project materials, documentation, forecasting, and lessons learned documents
Setup recurring status meetings with clients, field questions, and handle issues
Track project milestones and deliverables
Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders
Consistently deliver results as planned
Act as the point of effective control over coordination, communication, escalation, and follow-up for issues.
Responsible for conflict management and problem resolution
Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project life cycle
Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential issues and risk, and devise contingency plans
Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work
Provide risk management and issue/problem resolution.
Manage cross-functional interdependencies
Responsible for clear and timely communication to multiple stakeholder groups
Can speak to the details of the project to both the business and technical teams from beginning to the end of all projects.
Effectively utilize organizational resources
Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements
Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project
Responsible for the overall success of the project
Perform other duties as assigned.